Category: General

The Story of the Arrival of Our Deities!

The presiding Deities of the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple are Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha (Radha Krishna), Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai and Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra.  Everything we do in our temple is a just a humble offering to the Lord and our Deities are the heart of our temple!  Below, you can find the latest pictures of our …

Community Meeting – Development Proposal

Several months ago, our temple was approached by a large condominium development firm who has built several mid-rise condominiums in downtown Toronto.  They are working on a proposal to build a 25-story condominium which will occupy part of the small park behind the temple and have approached our temple to solicit our interest in using part of our property to …

Looking for Preschool Teachers!

Inspired by the success of Krishna conscious schools in various parts of the world, the devotees in the Greater Toronto Area are inspired to begin with a Krishna conscious pre-school in Toronto, Canada.  Below is the formal job description: Full time preschool teachers required for a new Krishna Conscious preschool in the Toronto, ON, Canada Area. The school is scheduled …

New Vrindavan Festival of Inspiration Bus Tour

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is currently looking for devotees who are interested in traveling, as a group, to the 2015 Festival of Inspiration, taking place at New Vrndavan in West Virginia!  The main information is as follows: FESTIVAL OF INSPIRATION 2015NEW VRNDAVAN BUS TOURMAY 8-10 All the transportation, accommodation,  prasadam, kirtan, uplifting Krishna katha and association you can get! …

Rama Navami – Saturday, March 28, 2015

On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre will mark the Appearance Day of Lord Rama (also known as Rama Navami). Lord Rama is the incarnation of Lord Krishna as the perfect monarch. He enacts His lila, or pastime, of killing the evil king Ravana and establishing virtue, by personal example, throughout His kingdom. The epic story of His …

Home Deity Worship Course – April 4, 2015

One of the many unique and amazing things about the Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON) is the incredible standard of Deity worship which has been established by our beloved founder, Srila Prabhupada.  Since the early days of our movement, incredibly beautiful Deities have been “installed” in temples all around the globe.  With impeccably high standards, these Deities are worshiped several times …

Gaura Purnima Deity Darshan

Click below for full gallery of The Deities from Gaura Purnima celebrations on Thursday, March 5th, 2015. Gaura Purnima is one of the largest festivals at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple. This festival is the celebration of the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. Over 500 years ago, in a special appearance, Lord Krishna …